Seattle Public Schools

April 25, 2018 – Regular Board Meeting

Agenda  FINAL  Post
Regular Legislative Session
April 25, 2018, 4:15 p.m.

Board of Directors
2445 – 3rd Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98134
206-252-0040
www.seattleschools.org


I. Call to Order – 4:15 p.m.

  1. General Welcome Announcement to Audience
  2. Roll Call
  3. Pledge of Allegiance
  4. Recognition

II. Student Presentations – 4:30 p.m.

III. Superintendent Comments – 4:45 p.m.

  • NOVA
  • African American Male Advisory Committee

IV. Board Committee Reports

V. Student Comments – Ingraham

VI. Business Action Items – 4:55 p.m.

A. Consent Agenda   

  1. Minutes of the February 7, 2018 Work Session , the March 22, 2018 Executive Session , the March 23, 2018 Executive Session , the March 26, 2018 Work Session , the March 29, 2018 Public Forum , the March 30, 2018 Executive Session , the April 3, 2018 Executive Session , and the April 4, 2018 Regular Board Meeting .
  2. Warrants Report – March

March Warrants 

FundTypeAmount

General Fund

*Payroll

$1,020,242.27

 N/A

Vendor

$28,488,907.24

Capital Project Fund

Vendor

$17,877,158.25

Associated Student Body

Vendor

$342,467.50

Grand Total

 N/A

$47,728,775.26

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

VII. Public Testimony – 5:30 p.m.

NameTopic

1. Ronan Axtell

Student Speaker from Ingraham High School

2. Chris Jackins

Guiding Principals BEX V Capital Levy; Superintendent Employment agreement

3. Sebrena Burr

Gratitude on Superintendent Selection and Family Support Works – Family and Education Levy

4. Anna Marshall

New Thorton Creek Principal

5. Emily Mitchell 

Principal hiring process should be standardized to ensure equal process and to close opportunity gaps between schools.

6. Lexy Relph

Eagle Staff MSS Capacity Issues

7. Matt Mitchell

Principal hiring process needs clarification to be applied properly and consistently

8. Manuela Slye

African American Male Advisory Committee
9. Christine HornellEducation Tracking
10. Mardi Brekke-HutchingsPrincipal hiring process
11. TuesD ChambersLibrary Advocacy 
12. Will GouldHiring and program preservation at Thorton Creek ES
13. Cassie CondonNew Principal hiring process
14. Todd Richard BowersPrincipal Selection at Thorton Creek ES 
15. Isabelle Duniway Educational Tracking
16. Brian TerryEquitable Access to Advanced Learning
17. Cecelia LehmannTransportation
18. Rebecca WynkoopSchool Libraries
19. Kimberly LouisFamily Support Worker program
20. Amanda RoachSchool Library Funding

Wait List

OrderNameTopic

1.

JK Burwell

Library Equity

2.

Craig Seashole

Library Equity

3.

Naj Ali 

Rainier Beach HS Renovation

4.

Eric Curtis Feeny 

Community financial contributions to local schools and specifically the policy on turf fields for elementary schools

5.

Essence RobersonRainier Beach HS Renovation

6.

Jennifer AllenFamily Support Program

 

VIII. Board Comments

IX. Business Action Items (Continued) – 6:30 p.m.

C. Action Items

  1. Approval of Superintendent Employment Agreement (Exec, April 19, for consideration) Approval of this item would approve a Superintendent Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) between Denise Juneau and Seattle School District No. 1 (“District”), which was negotiated by Board President Leslie Harris and Board Vice-President Rick Burke. The Board action report also authorizes Director Harris to sign the Agreement.(This item is for introduction and action; Action Report updated and attachment added on 4/23)
  2. Approval of Guiding Principles for the Building Excellence (BEX) V Capital Levy (Ops, April 5, for consideration) Approval of this item would approve the Board’s guiding principles for the BEX V Capital Levy.(This item is for introduction and action)
  3. Approval of contract amendment with CenterPoint for Interim Benchmark Assessments in Math and English Language Arts for School-Based Implementation of MTSS (RFP03767)  (C&I, March 13, for consideration) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contract amendment with CenterPoint for an amount of $253,600 for benchmark interim assessments in Mathematics and English Language Arts for grades 3-10.(Updated BAR on 4/23, updated attachments on 4/24)
  4. BTA IV and BEX IV: Award Construction Contract P5098 to CDK Construction Services, Inc., for the Dearborn Park Elementary School Roof Replacement and Seismic Upgrades project  (Ops, March 8, for consideration) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to enter into a construction contract in the amount of $444,500 for the Dearborn Park Elementary School Roof Replacement and Seismic Upgrades project.

D. Introduction Items

  1. Approval of purchase of equipment from Black Box to replace existing voice network that supports desktop telephones and 5-year software and hardware support for $3,671,575.40  (Ops, April 5, for consideration) Approval of this item would approve a 5-year contract for the Telephone System Upgrade with Black Box.
  2. BEX IV: Award construction contract P5099 to CDK Construction Services, Inc. for the Eckstein Middle School seismic improvements project (Ops, April 5, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to enter into a construction contract in the amount of $2,917,672 for the Eckstein Middle School Seismic Improvement project.
  3. Special Task Force on Facilities Master Plan Review and BEX V Projects / Community Engagement (PLACEHOLDER)  Approval of this item would create a Task Force intended to support the school board’s oversight of capital planning by reviewing elements of the district’s draft long range Facilities Master Plan (Action report added 4/24)
  4. Review and Approval of Career and Technical Education 2018 Annual Plan Per Policy No. 2170 (C&I, April 17, for consideration) Approval of this item would approve the 2018 Career and Technical Education Annual Plan.
  5. Expansion of Native American Educational Programming (C&I, April 17, for approval) Approval of this item would approve $250,000 of additional base line funds to expand the Native American Educational Program, including the addition of: a Šǝqačib Program in the North; staff for after-school programs; and a secondary liaison case manager in the North.

X. Adjourn – 8:30 p.m.

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